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Affiliation
Between IDEAlliance and NMBFC Announced
Alexandria,
Va - September 1, 2002 - At its 47th Annual Magazine and
Book Publishers Distribution Seminar, held May 5-8, at the
Registry Resort in Naples, Florida, the Board of Directors
of the National Magazine, Book and Film Carriers (NMBFC) announced
its affiliation with IDEAlliance. The agreement, to be effective
September 1, 2002, means that NMBFC members will become members
of IDEAlliance.
David
W. Manning, President of NMBFC and TCW/Tennessee Express said,
"The two associations strongly favored the decision because
of:
- The
common publisher members between the two organizations,
- The
opportunity to interact with a larger group of publishers
and printers, and
- The
growing demands on associations to seek synergistic relationships
to maximize administrative efficiencies."
IDEAlliance
Board Chairman Freelon Hunter of Boeing, said "We welcome
NMBFC into our association. Both organizations will greatly
benefit from this affiliation. The key to maximizing the value
of the standards developed and promoted by IDEAlliance is
to have them adopted across entire industries. The industry
then benefits by eliminating cost and waste."
David
J. Steinhardt, President and CEO of IDEAlliance, added, "Our
combined efforts will support IDEAlliance's goal to improve
a major issue for publishers - the single copy distribution."
About
NMBFC
The
National Magazine, Book & Film Carriers (NMBFC) is a network
of 25 companies who handle the delivery of printed products
for publishers and printers. The organization was founded
nearly 70 years ago. Their commitment is building their businesses
in the expedited delivery of printed products to the marketplace.
About
IDEAlliance
IDEAlliance
(International Digital Enterprise Alliance) is a not-for-profit
membership organization. Its mission is to advance user-driven,
cross-industry solutions for all publishing and content-related
processes by developing standards, fostering business alliances,
and identifying best practices. IDEAlliance has been a leader
in information technologies since 1966 (founded as Graphic
Communications Association) having fostered the development
and adoption of standards such as ADIS, GRACoL, ICE, JIFFI,
Mail.dat, papiNet, PRISM, PROSE XML, SPACE XML, SGML, and
XML. Learn more about IDEAlliance at www.idealliance.org.
Contact
Georgia
Volakis
IDEAlliance
703.837.1075
gvolakis@idealliance.org
Dave
Manning
NMBFC
615.255.1122
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